Bo French

Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise.

After Bo French asked his social media followers whether Jews or Muslims were a "bigger threat to America," Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for him to step down from his position at the Tarrant County GOP. Patrick is now backing French in his bid to be the next Texas railroad commissioner.

French secured the GOP nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

French, the former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, is running a close race against the incumbent Wright in the Republican primary runoff, focusing heavily on culture war issues.

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks made their fortune in the oil business. They’ve deployed millions of dollars to pull the Texas GOP and Legislature toward their hardline stances.

A Midland County Republican Women official said they tried for months to extend an invitation to French, who is in a runoff with incumbent Jim Wright, but were unable to reach him.

Tim Davis, who is on the board at JPS Health, takes over as the local Republican chairman after Bo French resigned.

Bo French's posts on X this week were related to SNAP benefits being cut Nov. 1.

GOP officials accused Democrat Elizabeth Beck of celebrating Kirk’s death because of a post referencing his advocacy of the 2nd Amendment.

More than a dozen Christian and Jewish faith leaders sent demand letters Friday to local elected officials urging them to denounce Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French’s “hateful rhetoric” toward a Muslim state representative.

The Tarrant County Republican Party can’t fill a contested precinct chair position until the issue is settled in court, the Seventh Court of Appeals of Texas in Amarillo ruled July 30.